“We play different people - our art form is performance art - so unless you're playing the same type of person, I don't know if you could improve or make it worse.” PeopleIfsKnowsPersonsArtDifferentPlayFormTypePerformancesDifferent PeoplesPerformance Art Author:Regina King
“You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.” PeopleWantDoeStillsMatterFilmColorType Author:Regina King
“I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce.” PeopleBelieveMarriedDivorce Author:Regina King
“And what happens a lot of times when - let's just speak specifically white and black - when white or black people feel misunderstood when it comes to talking about race, they immediately get defensive.” PeopleFeelsHappensSpeakBlackWhiteRaceTalkingBlack PeopleMisunderstood Author:Regina King
“But, once again, when I said I'm so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school - that is what allowed me to be exposed to so many different types of people. I went to a high school that was by the beach. I elected to do bussing my junior high school years. And my first year of high school, I would take the bus from my neighborhood to the beach schools. And at those schools, you had such a mix of so many types of kids.” PeopleYearsFirstsSaidDifferentKidsSchoolMomTypeHigh SchoolGratefulMy MomBeachStayingNeighborhoodBusExposedJust BeingPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighSo GratefulAdamantSchool YearsHigh School Junior Author:Regina King
“I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive.” PeopleYearsBelieveTogetherFeltMarriedDivorceI RealizedTherapyDestructiveStayingStaying Together Author:Regina King
“Divorce is the hardest obstacle I've had to overcome in my life. I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive. My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family." It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.” PeopleBelieveTogetherBeautifulJourneyHusbandMarriedOvercomingObstaclesDivorceI RealizedTherapyMy HusbandBitternessDivorcedBeautiful Places Author:Regina King
“I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are in the city are people from other cities. So I think that L.A. sometimes might get a bad rap because it's known to be so Hollywood-oriented and then underneath that you have crime. But that's really the case in pretty much any major city that you go to.” PeopleThinkingFeelsSometimesMightCitiesKnownCasesCrimeMajorsHollywoodMajorityRap Author:Regina King
“People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.” PeopleWaySeemsScreensMake Sense Author:Regina King